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OCR PDF & Image to Text API: PDF to Text, Markdown & Tables

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PDF to text and image to text OCR API: extract text and tables from PDFs and scans as plain text or Markdown (Tesseract), 13 languages incl. Hebrew and Arabic (RTL). Uses the PDF text layer when present, so you pay OCR prices only for scanned pages.

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OCR API: PDF to Text & Image to Text, Markdown, Tables API

Below, you can find a list of relevant HTTP API endpoints for calling the OCR PDF & Image to Text API: PDF to Text, Markdown & Tables Actor. For this, you’ll need an Apify account. Replace <YOUR_API_TOKEN> in the URLs with your Apify API token, which you can find under API & Integrations in Apify Console. For details, see the API reference.

Run Actor

POST
https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/manageable_gully~pdf-ocr-extractor/runs?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>

Note: By adding the method=POST query parameter, this API endpoint can be called using a GET request and thus used in third-party webhooks. Please refer to our Run Actor API documentation.

Run Actor synchronously and get dataset items

POST
https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/manageable_gully~pdf-ocr-extractor/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>

Note: This endpoint supports both POST and GET request methods. However, only the POST method allows you to pass input data. For more information, please refer to our Run Actor synchronously and get dataset items API documentation.

Get Actor

GET
https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/manageable_gully~pdf-ocr-extractor?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>

For more information, please refer to our Get Actor API documentation.

Actors can be used to scrape web pages, extract data, or automate browser tasks. Use the OCR PDF & Image to Text API: PDF to Text, Markdown & Tables API programmatically via the Apify API.

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OCR PDF & Image to Text API: PDF to Text, Markdown & Tables OpenAPI definition

You can start OCR PDF & Image to Text API: PDF to Text, Markdown & Tables with the Apify API by sending an HTTP POST request to the Run Actorendpoint. An Actor’s input and its content type can be passed as a payload of the POST request, and additional options can be specified using URL query parameters. The OCR PDF & Image to Text API: PDF to Text, Markdown & Tables is identified within the API by its ID, which is the creator’s username and the name of the Actor.

When the OCR PDF & Image to Text API: PDF to Text, Markdown & Tables run finishes you can list the data from its default dataset(storage) via the API or you can preview the data directly on Apify Console.

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